Bad U-Joints on 2003 Ram 2500 4x4

From : brian

Q: .. the next guy to fall will the the director of home land security who still insists that he knew nothing about the storm until after it hit get real his days are numbered and who will be his replacement im thinking we have several qualified experts right here in this group to choose from........ denny .

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From : snoman

speaker replacement is definitely a diy project. i replaced the fronts infinity system when they failed on my dodge 1998 ram quad cab. make certain whatever you buy fits. they should be no deepr than 3 1/4. replacement speakers i used are pioneer ts-a6970r 6x9 3-way speakers these sound great. to remove the front door panels. 1. roll window down 2. remove 2 philips head screws in door handle pocket. 3. then starting from the lower front door pull out on the panel. panel is held in by replaceable plastic clips available at autozone. once you get the first clip out the others come out easier. once all the clips are out pull up on the panel. 4. disconnect speaker wiring connector attached on top front part of panel. on mine i believe i also had to disconnect the connector that goes to the power mirror. 5. speakers are held in by 4 screws. as someone pointed the infinity speakers have the amp mounted on them screws. i removed the amps from the infinity speakers and attached them tightly to the new speakers using tie wraps. attach speaker wires these are push on friction held clips. to reinstall reverse the order above. i ended up replacing some of the clips that got a bit beat up during panel removal these snap in to the door panel. the rear speakers are the original and i didnt replace these. my understanding they are 5 1/4. the procedure for replacing these is very similar to the fronts. as someone pointed out you don;t get a lot of sound out of these in the quad cab. esp. when the rear seat is in the down position. ive noted the sound is better with the seat up. -jim there is a few push clips on the door panels. just pull out on the bottom. changing the speakers wont do much if you have an infinity system. the radio is only preamped. speakers have the amp right on them. can anyone please give me advice on how to remove the front and rear panels so i can install the new speakers i bought .